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EN 1.4600 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8505 Steel

Both EN 1.4600 stainless steel and EN 1.8505 steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4600 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8505 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
540
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 360
630
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
1050
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 730
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
2.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
65

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
2.6
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470
1950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
31

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.28 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13
1.5 to 1.8
Iron (Fe), % 82 to 87.7
95.4 to 97.1
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.5
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.025
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.35
0